Share your talent!

Day 3 in Amsterdam... Yay! Today we didn't really have much on the agenda, so we got up (thanks to the church bells AGAIN) and headed out to start the day! First stop was the red light district (too see what its like during the day) and to visit an amazing candy store called Candy Freaks! When we were walking through, we noticed that a lot of girls were just getting setting up for the day, so once again there was not a lot to report.

We continued on and find the store of my dreams... A candy store with literally some of THE best candy I have ever TASTED. most of it was vegan, organic, and all natural.. All of it was delicious. After grabbing some candy, we wanted to make sure we hit the I Amsterdam sign so we headed to the free (!) ferry that takes you across the bay to northern Amsterdam 24 hours a day.

On the way we had to walk through central station, and we noticed a group of girls standing around a piano singing while a man played it and three people were social dancing. We noticed that the floor had a sign saying "share your talent" and realized that these people had all come together randomly to do something that they loved. Of course, Shaunessa and I were prodding Bree to go in and dance... So after some convincing she did. The girls sang "say something" followed by "hallelujah" and I got chills watching Bree dance.. what an AMAZING talented girl!

After Bree was done, we headed to the ferry once again. After boarding the ferry we got to the other side and made a B-line to the I Amsterdam sign. We made friends with a cute girl from the Philippines who was on a layover while working on a cruise and she took some pictures for us with the sign. We also checked out the museum of film and the arts briefly before heading back to south Amsterdam.

Once we got back, we knew we had a few more things to grab and - though it started to absolutely POUR - we braved the weather and went shopping anyway! Canadians, eh?

After perusing some more, the rain slowed a bit and we headed back to the hostel where we caught a nice nap. Something about rainy weather just makes you want to curl up and sleep!

Right now we are in the lobby bar stealing wifi and blogging before packing up... Next stop, Brussels!Read more